Said City to witt the said John Cruger to be Alderman and John Moore to be Assistant for the Dock ward of the Said City Harmanus Van Gelder to be Alderman and John Chambers to be Assistant ffor the west ward of the Said City Coll° ffredrick Phillipse To be Alderman and Isaac Depeyster to be Assistant for the South ward of the Said City Gerardus Stuyvesant to be Alderman and Samuel Kip to be Assistant for the Out ward of the Said City Anthony Rutgers esqe to be Alderman and Egbert Van Borsom to be Assistant for the North ward of the Said City John Roosevelt to be Alderman and Petrus Rutgers to be Assistant for the East ward of the Said City Johannes Hardenbroeck to be Alderman and Gerardus Beekman to be Assistant for Montgomerie ward of the said City And we do also hereby nominate and appoint Cornelius Depeyster to be the present Chamberlain and Treasurer of the City aforesaid Coll° Henry Beekman to be the present Sherif of the Said City Richard Nicholls gent to be the present Coroner of the Said City Edmund Peers to be present high Constable and Robert Crannell to be present Marshall of the Said City And Also we do hereby Nominate and appoint John Lemontes David Abeel Assessors Nicholas Van Taerling Collector and John Scott Constable for the South Ward of the Said City John Thurman and John Bogaert Assessors and John Pearce Collector for the west ward of the Said City Gerardus Duyckinck and Simeon Soumaine Assessors George Brinckerhoof Collector and Christopher Nichollson Constable of the Dock ward of the Said City John Brown and Nathaniel Marston Assessors Peter Noxon Collector and Timothy Bontecou Constable of the North ward of the Said City John Pintard and Peter Van Dyck Assessors Ebenezer Grant Collector and John Abrahamsen Constable of the East ward of the Said City Jacobus Kip Assessor and Cornelius Cousine Collector for the Bowry Division of the Outward and Barent Waldren Assessor Derick Bensing Collector and Arent Bussing Constable for the Haerlem Division of the said Outward And we do hereby appoint Order and direct that within fforty Days after the date hereof the ffreemen of the Said City being Inhabitants in and the ffreeholders of each respective Ward in the Said City may and Shall assemble themselves and meet together at Such time and place in each of the Said wards as each respective Alderman for each respective ward Shall appoint and then and there by plurality of their voices or Votes to Elect and choose out of the Inhabitants of each respective ward being ffreeholders there or ffreemen of the said City the Several Officers ffollowing to witt One other Constable for the South ward one other Constable for the West ward One other Constable for the Dock ward One other Constable for the Eastward two Assessors One Collector and two Constables for Montgomerie ward and two other Assessors and three other Constables for the Outward to witt One other Assessor and two Constables for the Bowry Division and one other Assessor and one other Constable for the Haerlem Division of the Said Out ward And Wee Doe hereby will and Ordain that Each and Every of the before

named Mayor Aldermen Assistants Chamberlain Coroner high Constable and Marshall and all and every the before named Assessors Constables and every other Assessor and Constable hereafter to be chosen for any ward or Division of a ward in the said City before next Michaelmas day on their being respectively Sworn into their respective Offices as hereafter is directed Shall continue in their Said respective Offices untill the fourteenth day of October next Ensuing the date hereof and from thence untill other fit persons be respectively chosen and Sworn in their respective rooms and places in manner and form as is hereinafter directed And We do also further Ordain Order and Declare for us our heirs and Successors that as well the before named Sherif as every other person and persons hereafter to be appointed for or to the Office of Sherif of the Said City before he or they be permitted to exercise the Said Office Shall each of them give and Enter into bond to us our Heirs and Successors with two or more Sufficient Sureties in a penalty not less than One thousand pounds Conditioned for the faithfull and due Execution of his Said Office in Such manner as the Governour or Commander in Chief of the Said province of New York for the time being Shall think fit and appoint And the before named Sherif on his giving Such Security and having taken Such an Oath as hereafter is directed Shall Continue in his Said Office untill the fourteenth day of October next ensuing and from thence untill another fit person is appointed and Sworn into the Said Office and has given Such Security as aforesaid And Wee do hereby further for us our heirs and Successors appoint and Ordaine that the Governour or Commander in Chief of the Said province of New York for the time being by and with the Advice of the Councill of us our Heirs and Successors for the Said province for the time being from time to time shall have full power and Authority on the ffeast day of Saint Michael the Arch Angell in every Year forever hereafter to name and appoint and can Shall and may name and appoint a discreet and fit person of the ffreeholders ffreemen or Inhabitants of the Said City to be Mayor of the Said City and one other fit and able person One of the ffreeholders or ffreemen being an Inhabitant of the Said City to be Sherif of the Said City and One other Such person to be Coroner of the Said City all for the Ensuing year And also that on the said ffeast day of Saint Michael the Arch Angell in every year forever hereafter the ffreemen of the Said City being Inhabitants and the ffreeholders of Each respective ward in the Said City Shall and may assemble themselves and meet together at Such time of the day and Such publick place in Each of the Said wards as Each respective Alderman for Each respective ward for the time being shall appoint and then and there by plurality of their Voices or Votes to Elect and chuse out of the Inhabitants of each respective ward being ffreeholders there or ffreemen of the said City (except the Out Ward) for the Ensuing Year One Alderman and One Assistant two Assessors One Collector and two Constables and for the Said Out ward four Assessors two Collectors and four Constables

to witt two Assessors One Collector and two Constables for each Division of the Said ward And Also that the Mayor of the Said City for the time being and four or more Aldermen and four or more of the Assistants of the Said City for the time being on the ffeast day of Saint Michael the Arch Angell in every Year for ever hereafter Shall and May in Common Councill Name and appoint One fit person being a ffreeholder or ffreeman and an Inhabitant of the Said City to be Treasurer or Chamberlain of the Said City for the year Ensuing and also that on the Same day in every Year forever hereafter the Mayor of the Said City for the time being Shall Name and appoint One other of the Said Inhabitants being a ffreeholder or ffreeman of the Said city to be high Constable of the Said City for the Year Ensuing every of which persons So to be named for Mayor Coroner High Constable or Chamberlain or So to be Elected for Aldermen Assistant Assessor or Constable on the ffeast day of Saint Michael Shall on the fourteenth day of October then next Ensuing their Nomination or Election respectively take the respective Oaths herein after appointed for them respectively to take in Such manner and form as herein after is directed and Shall continue in their Said respective Offices from their being So respectively Sworn untill other fit persons be respectively named or Elected and Sworn in their respective Rooms and places And also that every person So to be named for Sherif on the Said ffeast day of Saint Michael Shall on the fourteenth day of October then next ensuing his nomination take Such Oath as is hereafter appointed for each Sherif to take and Shall give Such Security as is herein before appointed for each Sherif to give and Shall remain in the Said Office from the time of his being So Sworn and giving Such Security untill another fit person Shall be appointed and Sworn into the Said Office and Shall have given Such Security as aforesaid And we do further for us our Heirs and Successors appoint and Ordain that if it Should happen that either the Mayor Sherif or Coroner of the Said City for the time being at any time (before other fit persons be So as aforesaid respectively named and Sworn in their respective Rooms) Should happen to dye then and So often as it Shall So happen it shall and may be lawfull for the Governour and Comander in Chief of the Said Province for the time being by and with the Advice of the Said Councill for the Said province for the time being in Some convenient time thereafter to name and appoint Some fit and discreet person being an Inhabitant ffreeholder or ffreeman of the Said City to be Mayor of the Said City in the Room of Such Mayor So dyeing and one Other fit and able person As aforesaid to be Sherif of the said City in the room of Such Sherif So dying and one other fit person as aforesaid to be Coroner of the Said City in the room of Such Coroner so dying and that every Such person So to be named Mayor after having taken Such Oath as is hereby appointed for each Mayor to take Shall remain in and Execute the Said Office of Mayor of the Said City untill the fourteenth day of October then next Ensuing and until another fit person be named and Sworn into the Said office of Mayor of the Said City

and Every Such person So to be named Sherif after having Sworn and given Such Security as is hereby appointed for each Sherif to do Shall have Exercise and remain in the Said Office of Sherif of the Said City untill the fourteenth day of October then next and untill another fit person be named and Sworn in the Said Office of Sheriff and Shall have given Such Security as hereinbefore is appointed for each Sherif to give and every person So to be named Coroner after having taken Such Oath as is appointed hereby for Each Coroner to take Shall Exercise and remain in the Said Office of Coroner of the Said City untill the fourteenth day of October then next and untill another fit person be named and Sworn into the Office of Coroner of the Said City And we do moreover for us our Heirs and Successors will and by these presents grant to the Said Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York and to their Successors forever that if it Should happen any of the present named Aldermen or Assistants Assessors Collectors or Constables or any one of the Aldermen Assistants Assessors Collectors or Constables hereafter to be elected and Sworn or to be Sworn into their respecttive Offices aforesaid Should happen to dye or remove out of the Said City within the time they are or Shall be respectively named or elected for or before other fit persons be respectively named or elected and Sworn in their respective rooms It Shall and may be lawfull for the ffreemen being Inhabitants in and the ffreeholders of each respective ward for which Such Alderman Assistant Assessor Collector or Constable So dying or removing had been named or chosen for to Assemble and meet together at Such time and place in the Said respective ward as Shall be appointed by the Mayor of the Said City for the time being or his Deputy and then and there by plurality of voices or votes of the ffreemen being Inhabitants in and the ffreeholders of Such ward to elect One of the Inhabitants of and being a ffreeholder in Such ward or ffreeman of the Said City to Serve as Alderman Assistant Assessor Collector or Constable for the Said ward in the room of Such Alderman Assistant Assessor Collector or Constable So dying or removing and So as often as Such cases Shall happen and in case the present named or any future Chamberlain or any High Constable of the Said City hereafter to be appointed So Sworn or to be Sworn in their respective Offices aforesaid Should happen to dye or remove out of the Said City within the time they were or Shall be respectively appointed for It Shall be lawfull for the Mayor of the Said City for the time being or his Deputy and four or more Aldermen and four or more Assistants for the Said City for the time being in Common Councill to appoint another fit person to be Chamberlain in the room of Such Chamberlain So dying or removing and for the Mayor of the Said City for the time being to appoint another fit person to be high Constable in the room of Such high Constable So dying or removing and So as often as Such cases Shall happen and all and Every Such person and persons So to be newly chosen or appointed Alderman Assistant Assessor Collector Constable Chamberlain or high Constable Shall Serve in their

respective Offices untill other fit persons be respectively chosen or appointed and sworn in their respective rooms each of them (except the Collector) first taking Such Oaths as hereafter is appointed for Each of them respectively to take And we do further for us our Heirs and Successors Ordain grant and confirm unto the Said Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York and their Successors forever that if any One of the Inhabitants of the Said City of New York being a ffreeholder or ffreeman as aforesaid Shall hereafter be Elected or chosen to the office of Alderman Assistant Assessor Collector or Constable for any ward in the Said City or Shall be appointed to be high Constable of the Said City and having notice of his said Election Shall refuse denie delay or neglect to take upon him or them to Execute Such Office to which he or they Shall be so chosen or Elected for that then and So often as it Shall happen It Shall and may be lawfull for the Mayor or his Deputy or Recorder and any four or more of the Aldermen and any four or more of the Assistants of the Said City for the time being in Common Councill to tax Assess and Impose upon Every Such person or persons (So refuseing denying delaying or neglecting) Such reasonable and moderate ffine and ffines Sum and Sums of money as they the Said Mayor or his Deputy or Recorder and any four or more Aldermen and any four or more Assistants in Common Councill Shall think ffit So as Such ffine for each Refusall Denial delay or Neglect Shall not Exceed the Sum of ffifteen pounds current money of New York All which Said ffines Shall and may be levied by distress and Sale of the goods and Chattles of Such Delinquent and Delinquents by Warrant under the Seal of the Said City Signed by the Mayor thereof for the time being rendring the Surplusage to the Owner or Owners thereof if any be the necessary charges of making and Selling Such Distress being first deducted or by action of Debt in any Court of Record to be prosecuted or in any other lawfull method to be obtained and Shall be recovered and received by and to the use of the Said Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York and their Successors forever without any Account thereof to be given to us our Heirs or Successors or to any of the Officers or Ministers of us our Heirs or Succes sors And upon every Such Refusall or neglect other fit persons to be Elected and chosen in the room and rooms of Such persons So neglecting or refusing in Such manner as is before directed or appointed for Electing and chusing of Aldermen Assistants Assessors Collectors and Constables and for appointing a high Constable upon the death or Removal of any of them respectively and So as often as Such cases Shall happen And Wee do hereby for us our heirs and Successors grant appoint and Ordaine that if it Shall happen that the day or days appointed for the naming appointing Electing or chusing or for Administring any Oath or Oaths to any of the Officers or Ministers of the Said Corporation Shall happen to fall on a Sunday then and in Such case Such naming appointing Electing or chusing So to be made Shall be made and Such Oath or Oaths So to be Ad